The Panama Papers scandal came into light last April when German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) published a summary of their investigation into the 2.6TB of dump data of the activities of Mossack Fonseca.

These data covers nearly 40years of the law firm's activities, ending in 2015. Investigators claimed these data contained important information on important companies and people from more than 200 countries.

ICIJ launched a website where internet users can search for both individuals and companies and get neatly organized results. Details about each person is available, their connection to offshore institution, along with information on that shell corporation, current jurisdiction, incorporation details, and the searched person's role.